They say Wade would only be able to get a little over 3 mill next year if he went to the Cavs (because of their tax issues). He asked for over 20 from Miami. So Wade to Cavs more than likely aint happening.
NBA Offseason 2016 - FreeAgency money dried up...Waiters gets $2.6 after OKC pulled $6+ offer...
Yea that's what I'm thinking, but dude mad Miami is playing with him two years in a row...
Zaza yes, west no..i do like pau on the spurs though...what other bigs are out there?
Man in telling you ZaZa and Andy is a nice combo to man the 5, with moufstaywideopen...
Probably didn't get to watch much of ZaZa lately
I feel ya
Is this a team affiliated site? I would guess that is based on name and domain.. If so, they may want to chill with the bravado a bit and be more tactful about calling cats out like this.
1.29 million for David west, man your tripping...
He's easily a 2yr 20-25 million range type of player...
Not sure if that a team affiliated, but these days them cats don't care...they stay fucking with folks...just like folks talk shit bout uh team they cover
I guess they both can give like 25 solid mins between them a night
Nah bro,west is done
What Luke Walton Promised Timofey Mozgov During Contract Negotiations
USA Today Sports
On Thursday, Timofey Mozgov is expected to sign on the dotted line to formalize his arrival in Los Angeles as a Laker. Despite having a down campaign last season as a member of the Cleveland Cavaliers, the seven-foot Russian was still able to secure a lucrative contract in a new locale.
It was the first big contract signing this offseason and it paved the way for succeeding deals in which a huge amount of money was spent by teams. Before departing, Mozgov played very sparingly for the Cavaliers but he was still the team’s best shotblocker. The Cavs would have wanted to retain him, however, the Lakers’ offer was simply too much for them to outbid.
But according to a report by Mark Medina of the Los Angeles Daily News, Timofey Mozgov admitted that money wasn’t the main selling point made by Luke Walton and the Lakers.
“He said I’m going to play a lot. I really like it. The only thing in the world I want to do is be with my family and play basketball. Those are the two things that are most important for me.”
Four years at $64 million was the price tag for acquiring his services. The Lakers were clearly paying him based on his potential after witnessing how he transformed the Cavaliers’ defensive makeup upon his arrival in the middle of the 2014-2015 season. It was the most relevant period of his career wherein he averaged 10.6 points, 6.9 rebounds, and 1.2 blocks on 59% shooting from the field.
An offseason procedure conducted on his knee destroyed his confidence which led to his abysmal performance last year. His timing was off and the bounce was not as good as before. But Mozgov feels good about his chances heading into next season due to a clean bill of health.
“I’m perfect, finally. It took me longer than I thought. But I’m perfect.”
Despite the financial and basketball promise that was presented to him, Mozgov did not hide the fact the it was still a tough decision on his part.
“I was proud to be a part of the team, but I want to play. It was a hard decision. Of course you want to stay on a team that you know will be one of the teams that fights for a championship. But in my personal opinion, I have to take a bigger step and move forward.”
At the end of the day, there were no ill feelings after his departure from Northeast Ohio. The Cavs won a championship and he will be getting a better opportunity to hone his craft and provide for his family.
You deserve it, big guy. Don’t forget your ring in your next visit to Cleveland.
USA Today Sports
On Thursday, Timofey Mozgov is expected to sign on the dotted line to formalize his arrival in Los Angeles as a Laker. Despite having a down campaign last season as a member of the Cleveland Cavaliers, the seven-foot Russian was still able to secure a lucrative contract in a new locale.
It was the first big contract signing this offseason and it paved the way for succeeding deals in which a huge amount of money was spent by teams. Before departing, Mozgov played very sparingly for the Cavaliers but he was still the team’s best shotblocker. The Cavs would have wanted to retain him, however, the Lakers’ offer was simply too much for them to outbid.
But according to a report by Mark Medina of the Los Angeles Daily News, Timofey Mozgov admitted that money wasn’t the main selling point made by Luke Walton and the Lakers.
“He said I’m going to play a lot. I really like it. The only thing in the world I want to do is be with my family and play basketball. Those are the two things that are most important for me.”
Four years at $64 million was the price tag for acquiring his services. The Lakers were clearly paying him based on his potential after witnessing how he transformed the Cavaliers’ defensive makeup upon his arrival in the middle of the 2014-2015 season. It was the most relevant period of his career wherein he averaged 10.6 points, 6.9 rebounds, and 1.2 blocks on 59% shooting from the field.
An offseason procedure conducted on his knee destroyed his confidence which led to his abysmal performance last year. His timing was off and the bounce was not as good as before. But Mozgov feels good about his chances heading into next season due to a clean bill of health.
“I’m perfect, finally. It took me longer than I thought. But I’m perfect.”
Despite the financial and basketball promise that was presented to him, Mozgov did not hide the fact the it was still a tough decision on his part.
“I was proud to be a part of the team, but I want to play. It was a hard decision. Of course you want to stay on a team that you know will be one of the teams that fights for a championship. But in my personal opinion, I have to take a bigger step and move forward.”
At the end of the day, there were no ill feelings after his departure from Northeast Ohio. The Cavs won a championship and he will be getting a better opportunity to hone his craft and provide for his family.
You deserve it, big guy. Don’t forget your ring in your next visit to Cleveland.
If Wade is just about money, no. They will have to trade which can make the team weaker. Wade has to get his on the backend.
Wait, you comparing Gilbert -- with his history of spending -- to the cheap jew in south beach? Seriously?!?
Yes... He's still a CAC bruh. D Wade has played his ass off his career and time is up for him to keep 'waiting until next year'.... Looks like he's begging for what he's due at this point... If anybody wants him, they should show him the respect of making it happen... He's earned that much respect...
NBA Sunday: Dwyane Wade Deserves Better
Without question, in life, there are certain things that money can buy, and a great many things that all the “Benjamins” in the world couldn’t get you.
Dwyane Wade is the latter, and the Miami HEAT owe him better.
* * * * * *
As he cradled the Larry O’Brien trophy in his left arm, Dwyane Wade did his best to console Kevin Durant. As the two crossed paths in the aftermath of the HEAT’s Game 5 victory over Durant’s Thunder in the 2012 NBA Finals, Wade told Durant that, one day, he too would get to the top of mountain.
The moment wasn’t caught on video, but I stood about 10 feet away from the encounter. I saw Durant’s face as the two embraced and I saw the hurt in his eyes. A mere 15 minutes earlier, Durant sat in his locker stall as Wade and his HEAT teammates were celebrating in their locker room. For more than a few minutes, Durant sat with his shoulders slouched, responding to what seemed like hundreds of text messages on his iPhone.
The dichotomy was stark, and in those minutes—minutes after Wade had made good on the promise he made to LeBron James—it was a great illustration of the highs and lows that NBA superstars face.
But for the fortunate few, that high will remain unobtainable. A great many NBA players and franchises attempt to reach the pinnacle and the gross majority try in vain.
Since 1991, unless your team had Michael Jordan, Hakeem Olajuwon, Tim Duncan, Kobe Bryant, Dwyane Wade or LeBron James, you would have been lucky to even sniff an NBA Finals appearance, much less win a championship. And the list of NBA superstars that have failed to win a championship is longer than the drive from Tallahassee to South Beach. Mitch Richmond, Charles Barkley, Karl Malone, Patrick Ewing, Allen Iverson, Tracy McGrady, Vince Carter and Carmelo Anthony are but a few.
So as Wade enters the twilight of his career and looks back at what he has done for the Miami HEAT franchise—the championships, the glory, the immortality—he not only should be treated with respect. He deserves to be treated with respect. And the best way to honor the greatest player in franchise history is to keep an honest and open dialogue with him and help him understand that you haven’t forgotten about him and his contributions on the basketball court.
No, Wade doesn’t deserve to be given some sort of golden parachute from the Miami HEAT. He shouldn’t be paid merely because of what he has accomplished in the past. Wade deserves to be paid because he has proven that, at the end of the day, he is still capable of being a lynchpin on a championship contender.
In his sleep, Wade is more of a catalyst for winning than Goran Dragic, Hassan Whiteside and even Chris Bosh, yet, despite the relative 13 years of success that the franchise has had with him as the mainstay, somewhere along the line, the HEAT decided to not pay him like it. Somewhere along the line, it was decided that the aforementioned three all deserved to be paid handsomely, while Wade would be asked to take what he could get.
Although the numbers may tell you otherwise, Wade is coming off of one of his better seasons in recent memory. Despite having Bosh at his side for only 53 games, Wade played in 74, helped the HEAT to 48 wins, the East’s third seed and to within one game of the Eastern Conference Finals.
For 13 years, Wade has been the consummate professional and the epitome of a franchise player. In large part, the Big Three that he helped orchestrate helped get the ratings, eyeballs and attention that the league itself benefited from to the tune of a $24 billion payday. And for all of that, despite accepting deals that were far below his market value the last three times he became eligible for a new contract, the HEAT rewarded Wade for all of that by offering him a 50 percent pay cut.
Isn’t loyalty a two-way street?
* * * * * *
Over the course of his 13-year career, Dwyane Wade’s on-court career earnings are $156 million.
This past week, the Memphis Grizzlies agreed to pay Mike Conley $153 million over the next five.
While the HEAT decided that Goran Dragic were each worth maximum salary investments, by offering Wade $10 million, they were asking him to accept less money than the likes of Kent Bazemore, Eric Gordon, Courtney Lee and even Arron Afflalo.
How would that make you feel if you were Wade?
As a class, it is difficult for the public to relate to an NBA superstar who has earned over $100 million in his career, but the double-standard by which the gross majority of the public operates needs some enlightening. Dollar figures and amounts paid to players often become part of public record and, because of the salary cap, there is a direct correlation to what a player is paid and the kind of support that can be afforded after said payday. But while we spend minutes and hours discussing the merits and amounts that players are paid, we never once stop to consider what owners are pocketing. We never think about the ugly sides of sports ownership—broken handshakes agreements, cutting injured players and locking out a workforce that does nothing but generate revenue.
Yes, the players are raking in billions of dollars, but, by virtue of the collective bargaining agreement, as a class—all 450 of them—they take home no less than 51 percent of the proceeds. There are 30 owners, and they share equally in their 50 percent. Still, it is a rare occurrence for owners and franchises to be criticized for cost-cutting maneuvers designed to maximum profit margins. By hook or by crook, the bottom line will be met, even if it means locking the players out, as the owners proved just a few short years ago.
So let’s get into the habit of defending a player’s right to get paid, at least when he is an all-time great, a franchise cornerstone and still capable of performing at a high level.
Without the NBA superstar, there is no league, there is no profit and there is no $24 billion television deal. In the same way, without Dwyane Wade, there is no Miami HEAT.
* * * * * *
It’s just business.
Those three words are uttered by team executives all the time and second-guessing is not a common. Why then, do we complain and have issue with a player who wants to maximize his earning potential, particularly when he has played a primary role in the windfall that scores of others have cashed in on?
Why did we have a problem with the Los Angeles Lakers decided that they wanted to give Kobe Bryant the basketball equivalent of a golden parachute in the final two years of his career?
Why did the Miami HEAT pretend like the phantom chase of Kevin Durant and re-signing Hassan Whiteside was more important than ensuring that Wade—the best player in franchise history—felt that he had been adequately provided for?
Betcha he is asking himself those same questions.
And for one of the greatest shooting guards to play the game and the best player in franchise history—one who has delivered three championships—it’s a sad tale that wreaks of being unappreciated and undervalued.
Odds are, Wade re-signs in Miami. In today’s NBA, you don’t spend 13 years with one franchise and win three championships only to move elsewhere. But after covering Paul Pierce as a member of the Brooklyn Nets, watching him hit a valiant buzzer-beating in a playoff game as a Washington Wizard and spoke with him in January as a member of the Los Angeles Clippers, I’ve learned to not be so sure anymore.
For the second summer in a row, we find ourselves having this type of discussion as it relates to Dwyane Wade.
After all these years, the Miami HEAT owe him better than that.
Without question, in life, there are certain things that money can buy, and a great many things that all the “Benjamins” in the world couldn’t get you.
Dwyane Wade is the latter, and the Miami HEAT owe him better.
* * * * * *
As he cradled the Larry O’Brien trophy in his left arm, Dwyane Wade did his best to console Kevin Durant. As the two crossed paths in the aftermath of the HEAT’s Game 5 victory over Durant’s Thunder in the 2012 NBA Finals, Wade told Durant that, one day, he too would get to the top of mountain.
The moment wasn’t caught on video, but I stood about 10 feet away from the encounter. I saw Durant’s face as the two embraced and I saw the hurt in his eyes. A mere 15 minutes earlier, Durant sat in his locker stall as Wade and his HEAT teammates were celebrating in their locker room. For more than a few minutes, Durant sat with his shoulders slouched, responding to what seemed like hundreds of text messages on his iPhone.
The dichotomy was stark, and in those minutes—minutes after Wade had made good on the promise he made to LeBron James—it was a great illustration of the highs and lows that NBA superstars face.
But for the fortunate few, that high will remain unobtainable. A great many NBA players and franchises attempt to reach the pinnacle and the gross majority try in vain.
Since 1991, unless your team had Michael Jordan, Hakeem Olajuwon, Tim Duncan, Kobe Bryant, Dwyane Wade or LeBron James, you would have been lucky to even sniff an NBA Finals appearance, much less win a championship. And the list of NBA superstars that have failed to win a championship is longer than the drive from Tallahassee to South Beach. Mitch Richmond, Charles Barkley, Karl Malone, Patrick Ewing, Allen Iverson, Tracy McGrady, Vince Carter and Carmelo Anthony are but a few.
So as Wade enters the twilight of his career and looks back at what he has done for the Miami HEAT franchise—the championships, the glory, the immortality—he not only should be treated with respect. He deserves to be treated with respect. And the best way to honor the greatest player in franchise history is to keep an honest and open dialogue with him and help him understand that you haven’t forgotten about him and his contributions on the basketball court.
No, Wade doesn’t deserve to be given some sort of golden parachute from the Miami HEAT. He shouldn’t be paid merely because of what he has accomplished in the past. Wade deserves to be paid because he has proven that, at the end of the day, he is still capable of being a lynchpin on a championship contender.
In his sleep, Wade is more of a catalyst for winning than Goran Dragic, Hassan Whiteside and even Chris Bosh, yet, despite the relative 13 years of success that the franchise has had with him as the mainstay, somewhere along the line, the HEAT decided to not pay him like it. Somewhere along the line, it was decided that the aforementioned three all deserved to be paid handsomely, while Wade would be asked to take what he could get.
Although the numbers may tell you otherwise, Wade is coming off of one of his better seasons in recent memory. Despite having Bosh at his side for only 53 games, Wade played in 74, helped the HEAT to 48 wins, the East’s third seed and to within one game of the Eastern Conference Finals.
For 13 years, Wade has been the consummate professional and the epitome of a franchise player. In large part, the Big Three that he helped orchestrate helped get the ratings, eyeballs and attention that the league itself benefited from to the tune of a $24 billion payday. And for all of that, despite accepting deals that were far below his market value the last three times he became eligible for a new contract, the HEAT rewarded Wade for all of that by offering him a 50 percent pay cut.
Isn’t loyalty a two-way street?
* * * * * *
Over the course of his 13-year career, Dwyane Wade’s on-court career earnings are $156 million.
This past week, the Memphis Grizzlies agreed to pay Mike Conley $153 million over the next five.
While the HEAT decided that Goran Dragic were each worth maximum salary investments, by offering Wade $10 million, they were asking him to accept less money than the likes of Kent Bazemore, Eric Gordon, Courtney Lee and even Arron Afflalo.
How would that make you feel if you were Wade?
As a class, it is difficult for the public to relate to an NBA superstar who has earned over $100 million in his career, but the double-standard by which the gross majority of the public operates needs some enlightening. Dollar figures and amounts paid to players often become part of public record and, because of the salary cap, there is a direct correlation to what a player is paid and the kind of support that can be afforded after said payday. But while we spend minutes and hours discussing the merits and amounts that players are paid, we never once stop to consider what owners are pocketing. We never think about the ugly sides of sports ownership—broken handshakes agreements, cutting injured players and locking out a workforce that does nothing but generate revenue.Yes, the players are raking in billions of dollars, but, by virtue of the collective bargaining agreement, as a class—all 450 of them—they take home no less than 51 percent of the proceeds. There are 30 owners, and they share equally in their 50 percent. Still, it is a rare occurrence for owners and franchises to be criticized for cost-cutting maneuvers designed to maximum profit margins. By hook or by crook, the bottom line will be met, even if it means locking the players out, as the owners proved just a few short years ago.
So let’s get into the habit of defending a player’s right to get paid, at least when he is an all-time great, a franchise cornerstone and still capable of performing at a high level.
Without the NBA superstar, there is no league, there is no profit and there is no $24 billion television deal. In the same way, without Dwyane Wade, there is no Miami HEAT.
* * * * * *
It’s just business.
Those three words are uttered by team executives all the time and second-guessing is not a common. Why then, do we complain and have issue with a player who wants to maximize his earning potential, particularly when he has played a primary role in the windfall that scores of others have cashed in on?
Why did we have a problem with the Los Angeles Lakers decided that they wanted to give Kobe Bryant the basketball equivalent of a golden parachute in the final two years of his career?
Why did the Miami HEAT pretend like the phantom chase of Kevin Durant and re-signing Hassan Whiteside was more important than ensuring that Wade—the best player in franchise history—felt that he had been adequately provided for?
Betcha he is asking himself those same questions.
And for one of the greatest shooting guards to play the game and the best player in franchise history—one who has delivered three championships—it’s a sad tale that wreaks of being unappreciated and undervalued.
Odds are, Wade re-signs in Miami. In today’s NBA, you don’t spend 13 years with one franchise and win three championships only to move elsewhere. But after covering Paul Pierce as a member of the Brooklyn Nets, watching him hit a valiant buzzer-beating in a playoff game as a Washington Wizard and spoke with him in January as a member of the Los Angeles Clippers, I’ve learned to not be so sure anymore.
For the second summer in a row, we find ourselves having this type of discussion as it relates to Dwyane Wade.
After all these years, the Miami HEAT owe him better than that.
I'm interested to see what looney does..he will have an opportunity now and he was considered a top 5 pick before he hurt his hip
yea im not playing 2k17 against anyone who is the warriors.
i myself am not going to be the warriors im going to run with the timberwolves.
if we play and you pick the warriors all you gonna see is that i left the match
i myself am not going to be the warriors im going to run with the timberwolves.
if we play and you pick the warriors all you gonna see is that i left the match
Nah just play with the 2012 Heat.. Niggas will be easy on that Warriors shit on 2k lol
pretty good. i think towns is a better player than anybody on that roster and his own though.
His contract was
Trade Love; that 16 and 10 that Love gave u can be got from a few cheaper, yet "serviceable" players; add draft picks in the deal. LBJ signs a one year "paycut" deal (waits until next year for more money) ...then Wade can Join?
Love making more than Kyrie is criminal.
Love making more than Kyrie is criminal.
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Ol' man West on the ring wagon, good for him.
Burks isn't with them anymore. It's George Hill. The guard that gets no respect.
Burks isn't with them anymore. It's George Hill. The guard that gets no respect.
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